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Amphibious Operations in
the South Pacific in World War II series
A three-volume series that provides both the serious historian and
casual reader of World War II history with a close-up look at amphibious
operations in the South Pacific.
Vol. I, The Amphibians Are Coming!
Emergence of the 'Gator Navy and its Revolutionary Landing Craft
By William L. McGee
Foreword by John Lorelli, Author of To Foreign Shores,
U.S. Amphibious Operations in World War II
308pp., 110 b&w photos,
13 maps, plus charts, appendices, notes, bibliography, index, 6”x9”,
ISBN 13: 978-0-9701678-6-6, Softcover: $29.95. BMC Publications (2000).
“McGee combines exhaustive research
with the words of the men who took the theory of the amphibious doctrine
and the new machines to sea. His dedicated work will surely help
keep the day-to-day naval record of the ‘Greatest Generation’ from
being lost.”
-From
the Foreword by John Lorelli, Author of To
Foreign Shores, U.S. Amphibious Operations in World War II
“A compelling story of ‘green’ crews, ‘green’ officers, ‘green’ dragons,
and ‘green’ camouflage. You’ll find yourself chuckling
and nodding in the affirmative as you recognize your own moments
of terror, mind-numbing boredom, and outrageous pranks. Read this book
and I guarantee you’ll have renewed respect for the guy you see in
the mirror every morning.”
-Howard Clarkson,
USS LCI National Association
Description
The first volume in William L. McGee’s acclaimed
series, THE AMPHIBIANS ARE COMING! is a detailed history of the revolutionary
World War II shore-to-shore landing craft and the brave crews that
manned them. Exhaustive research, hundreds of interviews, and a point-blank
writing style capture the very essence of the amphibious assignments
in the World War II 'Gator Navy.
From the Back Cover
- Puts the reader aboard the landing craft specifically designed
and built to speed assault troops directly to the beach.
- Provides a brief history of amphibious warfare from the Revolutionary
War to the 1942 Guadalcanal and North Africa campaigns.
- Profiles the famed "Green Dragons," the
high-speed destroyer transports that filled a pressing Marine Corps
need for ship-to-shore delivery prior to the availability of the
new landing craft.
- Focuses on the "Earlybird" Flotilla Five LCTs, LSTs and LCIs
and their crews—from landing craft design and construction, to amphibious
training and crew and flotilla formations, to on-the-job warfare training
in the Southern Solomons—all in preparation for their first invasion
of enemy-held territory, Operation TOENAILS.
Other books in the series:
- Vol. II, The Solomons Campaigns, 1942-1943, From Guadalcanal to Bougainville,
Pacific War Turning Point (2000)
- Vol. III, Pacific Express, The Critical Role of Military Logistics
in World War II (2009)
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